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Marian Stewart

MBACP ( Accred ) Counsellor and Psychotherapist

Hello, I am a Counsellor/Psychotherapist experienced in working with older people ,adults, young people and children. I have afternoon and evening appointments available. Taking the first step isn’t always easy; however, the rewards can be life changing!

I believe our life experience affects our perceptions and way of being; the relationships we have with ourselves, others, the world around us and how manage change, loss and life transitions, from school days to retirement and beyond.

I encourage my clients to explore what is troubling them and find their own inner resources by offering a safe space where they will be listened to, free of any judgement or direction by me. Incorporated into my Humanistic approach I use the insight from Existential, Psychoanalytical, Attachment, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Transactional Analysis with therapy tailored to each individual client as we are all unique!

I am fully insured and as an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy abide by their Ethical Framework with a commitment to continuous professional development.

I hold a current Enhanced DBS Certificate for both vulnerable adults and children.

Experience

  • Private Practice since 2020
  • Connect Adult Counselling Service 2019 to 2021
  • All Farthing Primary School – Place2Be school counsellor 2017 to 2019
  • St. Lawrence Primary School Governor with special responsibility for Special Educational Needs and Safeguarding   2010 to 2018

Qualifications

  • CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
  • CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
  • CPCAB Level 4 Certificate in Counselling Children
  • TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism
  • NOCN Level 2 Elklan Speech and Language Support
  • City and Guilds NVQ Early Years Care and Education Level 3

Additional Training and CPD

  • Adaptations when Working Therapeutically with Older People
  • Access to Therapy for Older Adults
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Suicide and Self Harm
  • Working with Bereavement and Complex Grief
  • Impact of Covid 19 on BAME Communities
  • Working with Psychiatric Drugs
  • Disordered Eating and Attachment
  • What works in Humanistic School-Based Counselling
  • Safeguarding and Managing Risk through Digital Media
  • Level 2 How to do Counselling Online – A Coronavirus Primer
  • Safeguarding Leadership Training 2023
  • Applying CBT to Children and Adolescents
  • Applying CBT to Children and Adolescents
  • BACP CPD Depression and Young People Learning Pathway
  • Overcoming Stress and Anxiety
  • Working with Sensory Impairment
  • Mother-Daughter Attachment
  • Taming the Inner Critic
  • Attachment and Shame
  • Releasing Blocked Emotions

Memberships & Accreditations

Fees

  • I offer face-to-face short and long term therapy
  • My fees are £70 for 50 minute sessions which are held weekly
  • Concessions offered to Counselling Trainees and Seniors
  • I offer an introductory session at £35 to ensure the counselling relationship is the right one for you.
  • Private Healthcare Insurance

    • Bupa